British Gas and E.On -v- Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero and others

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Neutral citation number: [2025] EWCA Civ 209

Case numbers: CA-2023-000696 and 000698

In the Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
On appeal from the High Court of Justice
King’s Bench Division
Divisional Court (Singh LJ and Foxton J)
Cases CO/4460/2022 and CO/4479/2022

5 March 2025

Before:

Lord Justice Underhill
(Vice-President of the Court of Appeal (Civil Division)),
Lord Justice Dingemans
and
Lord Justice Zacaroli

Between:

The King
on the application of
(1) British Gas Trading Limited
(2) E.On UK Plc
(3) E.On Next Energy Limited
(4) E.On Energy Solutions Limited
(Appellants)

-v-

The Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero
(formerly Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy)
(Respondent)

and

(1) The National Association of Citizens Advice Bureaux
(2) The Gas and Electricity Markets Authority
(3) Bulb Energy Limited (in energy supply company administration)
(4) Daniel Francis Butters, Matthew James Cowlishaw and Matthew David Smith, as joint Energy Administrators for the 3rd Interested party
(5) Octopus Energy Group Limited
(6) Octopus Energy Retail 2022 Limited
(Interested Parties)

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